Martin Parr: We ❤ Sports

“Martin Parr. We ❤ Sports”, curated by Walter Guadagnini with the support of Monica Poggi, traces the career of the famous English artist (class of 1952), a member of Magnum Photos, through some 150 images dedicated to a range of sporting events, with a thematic focus revolving around the shots produced by Parr – and commissioned by Lavazza Group – on the occasion of the main tennis tournaments of recent years.

A keen interpreter of the present, Parr has always portrayed contemporary society with ruthless and tongue-in-cheek irony, creating images that have become true icons of our time. Through the sharp colour contrasts that characterise his style, he has revealed the grotesque and unintentionally comical aspects of an increasingly consumerist and globalised world.